Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-07

FER xyn1-"FoE LIFE FOR DEATH"
..h the last m&n in England who
- he guilty of such On act inten-
~, me eevesdTopper referred to bad
ne Bsronet Of Ravensbourne, and
ND have b!ushed-blushed with
sh.me. and Indignation, could he
nonceiyed the suspicious that how
;, tbe mind of Montague LOrsdsle.
had been passing in the direction Of
n,,ce-s very secluded one-Bhere
;,rs-s were so fully engaged with
o,ber; but ere ne could withdraw,
:. he did softly, and in haste, with
is9ction on his lips, and great anger
.nnnysnce IN his heart, he had seen
sesri enough to convince him that
g.s over with him jus. Them that he
been seriously befooled, as he
Iii. by oil parties, and in great dis
- he tossed awsv his cigar.
iT7is is now the fox jumps, is i;?" he
rcd. when the new light &c the OPP
.aio1 or indifference of Melanie Tal-
5roke upon him; land l actually
f,rgh, thsJ fellow, L0rsdale, down here
h nv nephew. into her Immediate vi
I'm! Wei, Burmsh will be further
.s.n Ravensbourne! :" he added bit
H. clcsr formed s species Of clue to
6nsgue Lonsdale, while the changed
srDg OF his host that evening ct din
T. cloak il SIS the latter might attempt
do. enraged him, convinced him who
esvesdropper had been, and added to
anxiety tor the future of Melenie.
g Sir BGsco's Won:ed suayity had gone;
vas silent and distracted over his
Ne snd desser.; the departure of his
y olev, the gay hussar, would scarcely
n sourt for that; but his manner il spite
Ia himself, was cold, curt
- dry; sad the moment he
IN The table he betook himself
n writing angry letters TO Mr.. Grim =
&sw, ana his other ally, Mrs. Chilling
lin, while, irritated by the vague mem
r. Of his recent boastful statements (or
ere they revelstions? he pontered)
: see 10 L9nsd2le, he felt himself smaII
3 Exceedingly sma.l, and, thank heaven
n asd net been tempted 10 sag more.
8 But neither Of the new rivals evlr men
Y aned The STAIR to Meienie.
II The breakfast next morning proved
5k.aer bore to both men-to the bar
b. especially.
q "S1 Horace hiss gone and left the
n icar's little daughter lsmentiDg," he re-
marked, Incidentally. "Foolisn fellow
4 wonder what the old folks will think.
u lmQutiC li,ue puss! Who would have
shought OF him-a Hussar-being bitten
o. her, thcuga the English nineteenth
century hero m bis s:snd-up 'masber,' is
latler dep.9Table. They carried on their
10ve-maklag very Guietly-0pcclY,I think
QeuCed Dad form"
q LaGsdala coioured and remembered the
1slt-sm he'd cissr.
But the girls q the present dsY dc
1sI the proposing, added the baronet, g
little y.ciously as he tugged at lis white
1cuss ch "By the way, you have tc
kstcaAn cagly train. l believer"
midday mast be the train for me-
a9p.Ied Lcn7dale, VINO knew that he nae
b take painful leave Of Melanle.
CAB"
q Ia LIS present mood the genislity-
¥ the hospitality Of Sir Brisco ha(
Ryap)TsIed; hl3 manner was, aS we have
&s.t, cold, M, calm, and disappearing o.
'Ieachery," SIS he absurdly deemed il.
"Fhauss Tor ell your kindness to me-
fsld Lousdlle, after time; "ere w'
fleet again shsu hope to have won ml
fpurs IL Burmsh, and return mai0T." Efs.
III yea ever return st all, poor deviln
pas the angry thought of Sir BFisco.
80 the end had come. LoDsdale wa
e 60 10 tie burning east and leave Me
iarle behind him. Ia the fret few weeks
inst intery, ned between their fnel sepa
facon they had not, perhaps, though
mD-a OF II apparently; the dark cloud hat
sSSdger lining, when he returned HON,
gain, and If he could not return slt
Iould join him in India. They could bu
we and trust through vague term O
SIN end apxje-y.
What might not happen ere ell tbs
lms TO pass?
How tenderly and deeply the poor cir
oved him They then saw only and fel
MY the charm Of their present 10Y
sch, TO the other, was the idol rcunt
which that Joy centered. They wer
ever tired CT looking into each other
yes-of listening to each others voices
ceiling e strong pity for ell who did no
owe, and all unthinking of when love ma
0arhaps be Regarded in the light OF
urse rather than benefit to humanity
whose very weakness renders it unfit t
ope wisely with passion that is S
0so1bing, and al times so fatal"
Uncle Grimshaw thought them g pal
Il tools-would il all last? Aunt Chill
lngton laughed cynically and said "No,
altering herself that she knew more {
nat phase of life than her brother-iI
sw.
~ know YOU would not mind Mario
neans-slmost poverty, on your own &C
cunt. dearest Montague Lonsdale ha
sid, more than once; "out l know no
must end hard long engagement is c
glr.-especiSlly q girl 50 lovely as 70,
nj with ali the temptations that beau'
rings about her. But you will remeu
per my words and me"
"Rsmember-ch, Montsgue,"
OWN love me, and 50, darling. as
sunot give you up, will strive to wi
nd deserve you; sad if expectations 81
peedilv realized, 1 shsll be back sll u
"If ! went with you to Indis," Melen
lsd said, "instesd Of complying with Il
8ish OF Uncle Grimshsw, he would,
,evenge, send Reggie to oresk his hea
4 some hospital, and drive poor DIX
INTO the streets-so you see low painful
how horribly am situated"
So the morning OF the day had com
On which L1nsdale had, inexorsoly,
depart for the headquarters of the dl
trict command to which his regimer
Prince Albert's Light Infantry, beionge
Ter away in the southwest OF Englsn
but considerably nearer to the land VINE
the scene Of its new operations Wou